Extending the Capabilities of the BlackJack GPS Receiver for Earth Science Applications

Status: Completed project, September 2003 -- August 2006
Type: GPS Receiver Algorithms Development

The BlackJack GPS receiver is a unique dual frequency receiver design for space applications by NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab.  The receiver is used by many Earth satellites to perform science grade measurements that many of today's modern research results are based upon.  This project looks specifically at the performance of the BlackJack GPS receiver and techniques to improve its capability beyond the current state of the art.

Some of the concepts being considered for research in this task are:  precise orbit determination, real-time precision relative navigation,  ionospheric occultation, and software receiver improvements.

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